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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dropkick Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Andrew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dropkick Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kyle Andrew!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy misses with the combination.
Murphy misses with a kick to the body.
Andrew throws a head kick that half lands.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Andrew.
Murphy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Murphy wants to control but Andrew postures up.
Murphy is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Andrew off and has taken his back!
What can Andrew do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andrew rolls, trying to escape but Murphy keeps control of the position.
Murphy controlling the position well here. Andrew rolled but Murphy kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Murphy is trying to stick to Andrew's back but Andrew is turning into Murphy. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Murphy's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Andrew.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy is pulling down on Andrew's head. It's preventing any offense from Andrew, at least for the moment.
Andrew stopping the sweep attempt from Murphy.
Andrew trying to control but Murphy is working from the bottom.
Murphy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Andrew is one step ahead there.
Andrew is looking to stand up but Murphy won't let him.
Andrew tries to free his leg and advance position but Murphy is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Andrew preventing the sweep.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Andrew looks for the body kick but Murphy saw that one coming.
Andrew takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Andrew lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Murphy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andrew is trying to escape the position but Murphy is controlling the position.
Andrew is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Murphy off and has taken his back!
Andrew missing with strikes.
Andrew keeps control of the position as Murphy tries to break free.
Andrew looking for the RNC.
Andrew looks gassed!
Andrew doesn't have the hooks in and Murphy manages to turn into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is pushing down on Andrew's leg trying to pass to half guard. Andrew is fighting to maintain full guard but Murphy has managed to sneak the leg through.
Murphy is pressing down on Andrew's thigh, looking to free his foot. Andrew is holding on for now.
Andrew trying to control here.
Murphy trying to advance position but Andrew counters by regaining guard.
Murphy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Murphy passes Andrew's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Murphy trying to control the pace.
Murphy wants to free his trapped foot but Andrew is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Murphy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dropkick Murphy will probably get the nod.
That's time! Murphy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Andrew rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murphy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dropkick Murphy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses
and Andrew counters with a single leg into guard. Murphy didn't expect that.
Murphy looking for a sweep. Not yet Murphy, not yet.
Murphy managing to control the position.
Murphy has his feet on Andrew's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Andrew.
Murphy throws a leg kick which misses Andrew's front leg but catches the back leg as Andrew tries to avoid it.
Andrew is breathing heavily.
Murphy misses with a kick to the body
and Andrew counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Murphy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Murphy throws a series of strikes that have Andrew backpedaling.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses
and Andrew counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Murphy gets back to full guard.
Andrew stopping the sweep attempt from Murphy.
Murphy trying to control the position here.
Murphy pushes Andrew off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy scores with a nice body kick.
Murphy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab lands there for Murphy.
A solid body kick from Murphy.
Murphy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Andrew counters with a head kick. That will keep Murphy thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murphy.
Murphy connects with a nice looking jab.
Murphy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Andrew is out of range and Murphy settles back down.
Dropkick Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Murphy.
Murphy throws a sloppy body shot
and Andrew finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Murphy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Murphy misses with a leg kick
and Andrew counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Andrew is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A head kick misses from Murphy.
A nice combination there by Murphy.
Murphy throws the left hand but Andrew avoids the punch easily.
Andrew dodges the punch combination from Murphy.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A nice combination there by Andrew.
A head kick misses from Andrew.
Murphy throws a leg kick but Andrew moved away.
Murphy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy wants to land a leg kick but Andrew is out of range.
Murphy gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Andrew counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Murphy is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Good leg kick by Murphy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Murphy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Murphy misses with a two punch combination.
Murphy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Andrew's sensitive parts.
Murphy circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kyle Andrew will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Murphy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A low kick from Murphy misses
and Andrew counters by clinching up.
Andrew leaning against his opponent.
Murphy tries to break the clinch but Andrew is controlling the position.
Andrew is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Murphy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Murphy is looking to break free of the clinch but Andrew has double underhooks.
Andrew prevents Murphy from breaking the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Andrew.
Murphy can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Andrew has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Murphy is trying to keep an underhook but Andrew manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Murphy is doing well to control the position and prevent Andrew from advancing to side control.
Murphy tries to roll over but Andrew keeps him under control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy is trying to maintain the position but Andrew is very close to passing his half guard.
Murphy flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Murphy wants to control but Andrew is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Andrew thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Murphy is trying to control but can't.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Murphy drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
A lull in the action here as Murphy stalls from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Andrew is looking to regain half guard here but Murphy keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Andrew to see if he's OK.
Andrew is working to avoid the ground and pound but Murphy connects with a decent elbow.
Murphy lands a nice forearm strike.
Murphy in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Andrew tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Murphy is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Murphy decides to stand back up. Murphy steps back and let's Andrew get back to his feet.
Murphy blocks a head kick by Andrew.
Murphy scores a takedown into full mount!
Andrew takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Murphy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Murphy scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Andrew?
And that's the end of the fight!
Dropkick Murphy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Murphy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Dropkick Murphy!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Dropkick Murphy!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Dropkick Murphy!
Dropkick Murphy wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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